Meet Kate
Over the years I have worked in the following capacities:
Public Speaking Coach
Corporate Trainer
Group Facilitator
Pitch Coach for Entrepreneurs.
My work is trauma-sensitive, nervous system informed and meets you where you are at. Once we establish your aim, the process unfolds as a dance between you and me. I respond to where you are, guide you through the exercises that will get you to the objective established in our initial conversation.
Clients will tell you that I am direct, empathic and that I look at things through a different lens
Through out my coaching and training career - one thing has been consist - incorporating the body in the work I do. I’ve witnessed again and again clients unlock years of patterns through working with gesture, breathing or movement.
Executive Coach • Teacher •
Embodied Leadership Expert
With more than 15 years of experience in leadership development and public speaking, Kate equips executives, founders, and change-makers with the tools to communicate with clear, confident, and embodied presence — even in moments of transition, pressure, or reinvention.
Her approach blends strategic clarity with deep psychological insight — a unique synthesis shaped by her certifications in Mask & Movement Theatre (Italy), Foundations of Embodiment, and Jungian Shadow Coaching.
Kate is known for helping clients step beyond performance and into powerful, grounded expression that moves people, teams and dreams.
In addition to her private coaching practice, Kate is a sought-after speaker and workshop facilitator, known for her engaging, experiential approach to topics like
Embodied Leadership
Public Speaking
Conscious Communication
The Intersection of Power and Presence.
Whether on stage or in the boardroom, Kate helps people move from performing leadership to inhabiting it — transforming the way they speak, lead, and live.
The Timeline
2006 Completed an MFA in Performance/Theatre at the Theatre School at Depaul University, Chicago
2010 Founded Vocal Dynamics for Professionals in Louisville, Kentucky
2014 - Established The Speaker’s Studio with a store front in the Butchertown neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky
2019 -Travelled to Italy to study Mask and Movement Theatre at the Atelier de Matteo Destro. Certified: Mask and Movement Theatre
2020 - Returned to Italy to devise a show with a group of international performers. The show opened in Florence, Italy in February 2020 but was cancelled due to the Coronavirus.
2021 - Completed a certification in the Foundation of Embodiment. (Embodiment Unlimited)
2023 - Completed a certification as a Jungian-based Shadow Coach
2024 - After 4 years of being a digital nomad, settled in Greenville, South Carolina